Electroconvulsive therapy is often misunderstood—but it’s a safe, highly effective treatment for severe depression. Learn how ...

Each year, more than 100,000 Americans undergo electroconvulsive therapy, also known as "electroshock treatment" and "shock therapy." Electroconvulsive therapy may seem like it's from medieval times, ...

About a third of people reported brain damage after electroconvulsive therapy, with many suffering memory loss, study found ...

The study, published in the British Psychological Society’s scientific journal Psychology and Psychotherapy, highlights the emotional cost experienced by relatives, with many describing their grief at ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy, or ECT, is often portrayed in movies and pop culture as a cruel or abusive treatment. However modern day ECT is far from the stereotypes. The process is done carefully, and ...

An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University of ...

Survey results published in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice looks at friends and relatives of recipients of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Prof George Kirov, Clinical ...

The (CCHR) International, a mental health industry watchdog, strongly rejects a recent joint statement by the ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, involves inducing a brief seizure in the brain using controlled doses of electricity. While ECT is highly effective for certain ...

Antidepressants are not effective for all people. Treatment-resistant depression refers to someone who has tried two or more drugs without adequate improvement. Currently, there is a focus on ...

Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that her father forced her mother to get electroshock treatment — one of the many revelations in her upcoming memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.” The ...